Meaning of stopping train | Babel Free
Definitions
A passenger train that stops at most, if not all, of the stations on the route in the course of its journey.
Examples
“Most of the through Leicester-Birmingham workings are non-stop between Leicester and Hinckley, leaving the intermediate stations to be served by the largely hourly stopping trains between Leicester and Nuneaton.”
“Another view⟳ of Ashchurch station on August 18, 1961, with "Royal Scot" 4-6-0 No. 46148 The Manchester Regiment restarting a Worcester-Cheltenham stopping train⟳ and a Class 4 2-6-0 at the branch platform on a train⟳ from Redditch.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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